[OT] End-user uses for x86-64 (was: Why are still not at 64 bits)

[Dan Jenkins]

Bayard Coolidge wrote:

>Well, I can think of at least one amateur radio application that comes to
>mind, antenna modelling. And, of course, that's not limited to _amateur_
>radio, but I'm sure the professionals might already be using "professional
>workstations" from Sun, HP, IBM, or whomever, running a licensed UNIX
>variant, etc., etc. 
>  
>
Actually, the products I've encountered were all running under 64-bit 
Windows XP. They were in the $25,000 - $40,000 per seat range, which I 
gather may be the low  to mid end for these sorts of simulators.

Note: I know nothing of antenna modelling or microwave simulators, I 
just helped play one on TV... er, I meant helped setup the stations to 
evaluate them for a client. The Unix versions may have already been 
culled before they made their selections (mayhap for cost or data 
compatibility reasons). The simulations needed 8 GB of RAM and ran for days.

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